i just love everything
about this 1955 michigan tourism poster
according to the map
it looks like ann arbor
is the place where you can dance.
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“you live as long as you dance.”
-rudolf nureyev
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poster source: michigan heritage and history
Jan10
Category Archives: michigan
Nov29
“nobody roots for goliath.” – wilt chamberlain
in a snow bowl game
with rivalry roots from way back when
that hadn’t been won
by
the university of michigan over the ohio state university
in so many years
at last the wolverines bring a victory home
and with the win
michigan stadium is filled with jubilant fans
spilling out onto the field
and into the very, very happy town of ann arbor.
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“you don’t have a real rivalry unless both sides are great teams.”
-carson palmer
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photo credits: mlive
Sep25
behind and ahead.
happy things left behind after someone’s day at the beach on lake michigan
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“there are better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
-c.s.lewis
holland, michigan, usa – fall 2021
Aug27
enrosadira.
on glen lake as summer’s end approaches
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enrosadira- the exquisite glow that happens at sunrise and sunset.
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glen lake, glen arbor, michigan, usa
Aug21
oldies.
happy i’m still around and sweatin’ with the rest of the michigan oldies – one more special day to celebrate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 20, 2021 Governor Whitmer proclaims August 21 as Older Michigander Day LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), is celebrating the state’s more than 2.4 million adults aged 60 years and older by proclaiming Aug. 21 as Older Michigander Day.
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“the great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been.”
-Madeleine L’Engle
Jul25
detroit’s made another trip around the sun.
detroit looks pretty good for being 320 years old
happy birthday.
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“there are cities that get by on their good looks, offer climate and scenery, views of mountains or oceans, rockbound or with palm trees. and there are cities like detroit that have to work for a living.”
-*elmore leonard
*note – (elmore was a prolific american author/screenwriter who lived in the detroit area, where i grew up.
my father resembled elmore in his later years, was frequently mistaken for him,
and signed autographs upon request)
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photo image: detroit river conservancy, detroit riverfront, michigan, usa
Jun26
view.
“tis distance lends enchantment to the view, and robes the mountain in its azure hue”
– thomas campbell (scottish poet)
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lake michigan, empire, michigan, usa – june 2021
Feb24
crisp.
last night’s walk in the park
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“it is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam.
this crisp winter air is full of it.”
-john burroughs
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argo park, ann arbor, michigan, usa – february 2021
Oct21
away.
the end of a wonderful, relaxing weekend away.
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“babies don’t need a vacation but i still see them at the beach.
i’ll go over to them and say,
“what are you doing here, you’ve never worked a day in your life!”
-stephen wright
Jun13
bear.
while visiting my niece’s school
in the beautiful woods of northern michigan
i realized that it wouldn’t be
a real end of their school year goodbye
without a bear to see them off.
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“but of course, it isn’t really good-bye, because the forest will always be there…
and anybody who is friendly with bears can find it.”
-a.a. milne
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pathfinder school, traverse city, michigan, usa
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